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Through the program, contractors conducted site assessments, asbestos surveys and abatements as required for every site. Crews also removed metal, concrete, ash contaminated soil and other debris from each participating property.

After debris had been removed at each site, the soil was tested and analyzed at state-certified laboratories. Once soil was verified to meet safety criteria, erosion-control measures were installed and state officials and staff members conducted walkthroughs to ensure all of the requirements had been met.

In late May, officials submitted final inspection reports to Ventura County officials for the last of the six participating properties in the county affected by the Hill Fire.

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In this file photo, an excavator removes Hill Fire debris from a home in Bell Canyon. The cleanup work is now complete, state officials say.(Photo: JUAN CARLO/THE STAR)

Crews removed 422,229.39 tons of debris during the cleanup project – more than 372,056.09 tons in Los Angeles County from the Woolsey Fire and more than 50,173.3 tons in Ventura County, including 698.33 tons generated by the Hill Fire.

Contractors in the program also:

Conducted 918 site assessments in Los Angeles County and 113 in Ventura County.

Completed 916 asbestos surveys in Los Angeles County and 106 in Ventura County.

Abated all 147 properties in Los Angeles County and all 22 properties in Ventura County that contained bulk quantities of asbestos containing materials.

Installed fiber rolls and applied a virgin-based biodegradable mulch and binder to prevent erosion control on 768 of the cleared properties in Los Angeles County and on 93 of the cleared properties in Ventura County.

With the submission of the final inspection reports for all 926 participating properties, debris removal officials will close the debris removal operations center, 26610 Agoura Road in Calabasas, at 5 p.m. Wednesday.

The Woolsey Fire began Nov. 8 southeast of Simi Valley and spread into adjacent Los Angeles County as it raced toward the ocean. It burned nearly 97,000 acres, claimed three lives and destroyed more than 1,000 structures.